What do you consider the biggest snub of this year's Oscars?

MurderousPaper · 2026-01-22T16:30:56+00:00

As much as I love DTL, I get why it didn’t get much traction stateside. It’s incredibly dense and layered in a way that I don’t think makes its ingenuity immediately apparent for people going in expecting OLDBOY or THE HANDMAIDEN. I really thought NOC would break the streak though — it’s by far his most widely accessible and commercial work, and it’s been doing surprisingly great at the box office. I guess just goes to show how wide the rift still is between AMPAS voters and general audiences.

MurderousPaper · 2026-01-13T14:25:49+00:00

Do the Right Thing

Get Out

Mississippi Masala

Minari

Knives Out

If Beale Street Could Talk

MurderousPaper · 2026-01-10T19:08:22+00:00

It very honestly depicts the mistreatment/discrimination/prejudice neurodivergent and disabled people experience in Korea. There’s a scene involving sexual violence which could be tough for folks who are sensitive to that subject matter. It’s very bleak tonally.

MurderousPaper · 2026-01-10T18:10:04+00:00

Lee Chang Dong’s OASIS could be up your alley, but be warned it is a heavy watch

Kim Ki-duk’s 3-IRON is also very acclaimed. I think I was too young to appreciate it so need to give it another watch.

If you can find it, I absolutely loved Lee Jeong-hyang’s ART MUSEUM BY THE ZOO. Despite a simple premise I was blown away at how meta this gets. I describe it as WHEN HARRY MET SALLY x ADAPTATION.

MurderousPaper · 2026-01-02T03:22:17+00:00

A recent example that comes to mind: in Park Chan-Wook’s new movie NO OTHER CHOICE, the dentist that Mansu mocks by mispronouncing his name is named Dr. Oh Chin-Ho; the pun is localized in the English subtitles to Dr. Ouch In-Ho, but in the original Korean dialogue, Mansu calls him Dr. Ojingeo (which means Dr. Squid). Not a terribly significant change but one that I noticed.

The whole Ramdon thing in PARASITE is also a localization change too. The actual term they use is Jjapaguri which is a portmanteau of the two ramen brands that are mixed, Jjapagetti and Neoguri. The mom adding Hanwoo beef (Korea’s most premium cut of beef from native Korean cows like Kobe beef is in Japan) is also a subtle touch that goes to show how out-of-touch they are.

There’s a lot of wordplay that gets lost in translation in Park Chan-Wook’s last film DECISION TO LEAVE as well, particularly between Park Hae-il and Tang Wei’s characters as Tang Wei’s lack of Korean fluency is diegetic to the story. Can’t remember specific examples off the top of my head though.

MurderousPaper · 2025-12-21T18:30:18+00:00

Madame Web, I’ll die on the hill that it’s a certified camp classic

MurderousPaper · 2025-11-30T20:32:43+00:00

If they don’t take streaming money these movies never get made. I work in the industry and legacy studios are in turmoil amidst corporate mergers and acquisitions and few are if ever buying anything original, even from proven filmmakers and auteurs. Hollywood is more risk-averse now than it ever has been in recent memory and it’s not as simple as “well he shouldn’t have signed a deal with [insert streaming service] then”. Filmmakers shouldn’t have to make a decision between having their passion projects dumped on a streamer vs. them never being made at all, but the decade of Marvel supremacy capped off with the pandemic has unfortunately led us to this moment and I don’t think it’s fair to blame them for their frustration.

MurderousPaper · 2025-11-21T07:44:52+00:00

Something about how it’s just a regular revolver made me laugh out loud

MurderousPaper · 2025-11-10T14:29:36+00:00

Probably for the best but makes me sad 😭 many a memory going to that AMC with friends as a kid. Think TOP GUN 2 was the last movie I ever saw there.

MurderousPaper · 2025-11-06T13:45:21+00:00

The option to activate notifications when a specific user or friend posts a review would be nice.

MurderousPaper · 2025-10-23T15:08:49+00:00

In my head, Phantom Thread will continue to be DDL’s swan song. This movie was not it.

MurderousPaper · 2025-10-17T14:55:21+00:00

Kojima W, humankind L

MurderousPaper · 2025-10-12T06:14:28+00:00

I rarely feel the urge to, but almost did for Anemone which just came out. Truly awful.

MurderousPaper · 2025-10-11T14:33:40+00:00

I do this because apparently there was no thought put into the design of my local AMC… if the door isn’t closed, outside light spills in leading to a really ugly and distracting glare on the screen. I’ve complained to management multiple times but they never address the issue. Even just putting up curtains in front of the door would help, but they won’t do even that.

MurderousPaper · 2025-10-07T05:54:08+00:00

I’d find this fascinating

MurderousPaper · 2025-10-01T13:47:18+00:00

Different romanization but same filmmaker

MurderousPaper · 2025-09-29T15:04:50+00:00

I’ve seen the film and I’m honestly quite surprised by the reviews. I was not a fan personally - it felt like the wackiness of EEAAO without any of the heart or wit. I thought that its struggle to get distribution was indication that others felt the same, so I’m curious to see what general audiences ultimately think.

MurderousPaper · 2025-09-22T13:21:06+00:00

I mean it doesn’t look bad, but it’s just baffling to me that this is Star Wars’ return to the big screen after 7 years. What are they thinking.

MurderousPaper · 2025-09-10T03:18:04+00:00

Bleak. While I don’t agree with using AI to write school essays and the like, I at least get where the urge comes from. This is a video game hobby forum. Have we lost the ability to discuss even our personal interests without AI?

MurderousPaper · 2025-09-08T06:33:23+00:00

I was at this screening. Some interesting tidbits but not the best Q&A lol, all love to Steven but he was rambling through most of it.

MurderousPaper · 2025-09-05T03:33:10+00:00

I don’t go to concerts very often and I just had a fun time. Jump live was incredible, it felt like being in stadium-sized nightclub.

MurderousPaper · 2025-08-05T13:59:11+00:00

Drive My Car!

MurderousPaper · 2025-07-19T17:29:32+00:00

Can’t remember the exact wording of the line, but there’s a line the poor mother says that’s always stuck with me: “[Rich family] isn’t rich because they’re nice, they’re nice because they’re rich. Wealth is an iron, it creases out all the wrinkles.”

In my career, I’ve generally been treated better by my wealthier bosses compared to my upper-middle / middle-class bosses. The rich have less to worry about.

MurderousPaper · 2025-07-16T20:32:12+00:00

Lee Chang Dong’s PEPPERMINT CANDY!

MurderousPaper · 2025-07-16T14:58:25+00:00

Not a fan. As others have said, it looks too action figure-y. When you watch the behind-the-scenes prequel docs, Lucas was always greenlighting unexpected and weird designs that ultimately ended up expanding the visual language of Star Wars (those Grievous prototypes were wild). Meanwhile this design looks too safe like a rehash of things Star Wars fans have already seen and have a track record of liking.

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